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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3265
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3261
17615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3251
17595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2110
13317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1909
12649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
1109
5919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
352
1530
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
14
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
2 Genera with 49 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185639SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 200814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
49 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) antica Walker, 1862
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera Walker, 1857
Acontia (Emmelia) bethunebakeri Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) hemiselenias Hampson, 1918
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) nephele Hampson, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) obliqua Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia achatina Weymer, 1896
Acontia acontina (Mabille, 1899)⇒ Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007
Acontia apatelia Swinhoe, 1907
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia briola Holland, 1894
Acontia caeruleopicta Hampson, 1916
Acontia chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia glaphyra Holland, 1894
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia hausmanni Hacker, 2010
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia metaxantha Hampson, 1910
Acontia namibiensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia niphogona Hampson, 1909
Acontia niphogonia Hampson, 1909
Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
Acontia opalinoides transafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
Acontia trimaculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia versicolorata Hacker, 2010
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia apatelia Swinhoe, 1907
Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857
Emmelia basifera sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Emmelia bethunebakeri Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia guttifera guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia hemiselenias Hampson, 1918
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia nephele Hampson, 1911
Emmelia obliqua Hacker, Legr..., 2008


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov